ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 47, 16 July 1914, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMPIRE PICTURE PALACE. Last night, tlie management presented an entirely new programme of Empire Pictures, which was greeted with a large audience. The star picture was a 3000 ft. drama, entitled, "The Yellow Jack. 1 ' The leading character was tilie | famous aii'i popular screen detective, ! Keen, and the story throughout is re- ' plete with tense sensation and high excitement. Th. ; plot is a particularly powerful one and contains an exciting puisui, embracing a wonderful dwse in motors, traps, and on horses and bicycles. There is not a dull moment from beginning to end, and the photography was exceptionally line. .Another excellent drama was "Big Bob Waits," a story of the wilds which i shows the sheriff in a "ew liglit as a sympathetic friend, to an old couple, who harbor a murderer in the belief that 'he is their son. As a matter of fact, tJhe gon was shot by an impostor, who goes to Lis victim's parents in his place to comfort them in their old age. There is plenty of scope for sympathetic treatment of the story, and t!he general opinior. was that "Big Bob" did the right thing when he decided to await the death of the old couple liei fore taking .his man. There was the usual "Warwick Ohronicle," tall of interesting tit-bits from the wide world tliat gave both interest and instruejWon. "Vaccinating /the Village/" wis an extremely funny production, that kept the audience in ii'oars of hearty laughter. "Th.- adventure of the Actti'e.ss"s Jewel.-;'-' was another favorite comedy. "Simple Simon's Narrow Es•Cape" concluded a splendid evening's entertainment,, which will 'be repeated to-night and to-morrow evening. Seats may be reserved at the Empire Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL PICTURES. Another change of pictures will be screened at the Theatre Royal Pictures to-night, when some notable (releases will be sw>n. A •Thanhonser international play from the famous Blue Book story, written by Clarence Herbert, entitled "A Leak in the Foreign Office." is the star drtvmatic feature. This is a iliigh society drama dialing with political intrigue. The Keystone Co."have nent along their latest laugh in' "Tango Tangle," it subject which should lend itself to some hilarious fun. The (iauinont Co. will be represented in a charmingly colored waler stud v. "Torrents ! of I'aa." Olhe.i' drama* and comedies I complete tin- list, and should provide S-iltogctln-i smother line collection "f -ipopular successes. Popular prices, Is and lid. ami vats can be booked at Collier's.